Hello David,
There was just a small roll of white wire, barely enough to do the 3 pieces for the battery tubes. Since I am in Europe now and have everything shipped from my home address, this takes a lot of time

Do you have a list of all additional items that I have to purchase that are not included with the OpenROV kit
I purchased? I just started the assembly and then find out there are additional things that are not included in the kit and where I live it is not that easy to just go and get it locally. Besides the special epoxy, there is not enough wire included to wire the motors, just enough for the battery tubes and no mention what wire I should purchase and the exact length to pre cut the motor leads is not mentioned anywhere. Is there anything else that I have to get so I can try to get everything at the same time. Thanks

So lets talk about what I am planning to use this for:
1. Search and rescue, hopefully I never find anyone with it, but I plan to offer its services to all the police agencies and or organizations in my area (Houston, TX)
2. companion services to go diving with my wife until I learn how to swim and can dive also
3. general exploration
4. robotic base to make it autonomous and work as part of a group of robots which will be air/land rovers

Daniel Lawson, we laser cut the acrylic parts at TechShop and assemble it in our garage. You can see our bill of materials, as well as where to purchase parts directly, on our website: http://openrov.com/page/openrov-2-0-overview

Bradley - My son (17) and I would love to find a group to help build and test when the kit arrives. We do recreational diving, and are hoping to use this nice robot to do a little research on lyonfish. OpenROV, please let us know if you are hosting any meetup in northern NJ/NYC.

OpenROV Could you clarify the type of board used. I have seen both BeagleBone and Arduino. One uses Linux with a cape and one uses Arduino with no additional shield mentioned. Your github site appears to have files for both. Thanks.

Rachel - YES! We'll be hosting several meetups in the Bay Area (and wherever else enough of the community gathers) to build and operate the ROVs. Join the community at OpenROV.com and stay tuned for updates about those events.

Aww you did NOT create a pledge level for those of us who already have access to a laser cutter. Couple of us had asked about this on your openROV.com forum. There isnt even a level for plans only. Bummer.